can't they just program something worth a crap that doesn't NEED too be completely replaced in a few months or years?
whose telling you that you "NEED" to replace any of your software? The companies. The irony is your posts reflect that you don't trust the companies as far as you can throw them, and yet you'll believe them when they label their software obsolete when a new version appears?
In addition, if people decide to switch to a new Word processor, Browser, Spreadsheet, etc program, that program obviously brings something new to the table, which can subsequently be labelled an "innovation".
Microsoft claims that disabling windows update poses a huge security risk. I have had mine disabled for as long as I remember, and I've had far fewer problems with Viruses and malware then my friends have had with windows update breaking something.